Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance - Nose Hill Amendments

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Nose Hill Amendments

Thanks to the hard work of Alderman Joanne Kerr an amendment was added to the Nose Hill Trail Policy on April 3, 2000.

The following is an unofficial copy of that amendment

Direct the Administration to monitor and evaluate the undesignated formalized trails, on a trail by trail basis, (including the multi-use and pedestrian only) as to:

environmental impacts and the trail's ability to sustain long term use by all user groups
user group satisfaction as it pertains to the Nose Hill Park Natural Area Management Plan that states "The goal of the park is to perpetuate the natural character of the Nose Hill landscape while providing compatible, quality, recreational opportunities."

Direct the Administration to work with the MAC of Nose Hill Park, the Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance and other interested and knowledgeable stakeholders, to review the International Mountain Bicycling Association "Trail Care Crew, Trailbuilding School Manual" and other pertinent information to determine the appropriateness of selecting and designing, both now and in the future, trails for Nose Hill Park and the newly planned Inland Park. Further, direct the administration that a candidate trail be identified and built applying these trail building methods. The administration is to report back after one year regarding the success of this trail.

Direct the Administration to report back to the SPC on CPS one year after the adoption of this report as to the effectiveness of the recommendations. If significant problems are encountered in the meantime, that the Administration have the flexibility to work with the affected stakeholders in order that changes may be made to support Nose Hill Park as a natural environment park.

Further that encouragement be given to the cycling community to take an active role in the ongoing management of Nose Hill Park and apply to sit on the Nose Hill Park Management Advisory Committee.